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Red2000E · #71 Post by **Red2000E** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:28 am

Hi Kevin
I look forward to seeing you on the TR Register \"run\" toRimini in a few weeks time.
Regards
David

#72 Post by **kevinw** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:32 am

It\'s all getting a bit hairy - the \'6 developed a bit of a misfire a few weeks ago.  Having replaced all the ignition components, including distributor, it is oiling up plugs 3 & 4.  The injectors have been tested for volume and pattern and are all OK, so a compression test was done.  5 years ago, each cylinder was reading over 200 psi, now we have less than 170.  The conclusion is that the valves are not seating properly and the valve guides may be worn.  So, currently, the head is off and is donating its springs and collets to an exchange head that has been hardened and is having good quality valves / guides / whatever fitted.  This is hopefully going back on tomorrow and we should be back on the road early next week.  There\'s also a new fuel pump to go on as ours has a small leak and sometimes makes horrible noises and, I\'m told, isn\'t quite the right type.  It\'s also had, in the course of the past few months a new steering rack, the brakes rebuilt and all the UJ\'s from the gearbox backwards replaced (plus splines inspected).  I\'ve got a couple of days next week to put a few hundred miles on it before we depart next Monday for a leisurely journey to Rimini.  We do have a fall back plan - if I\'d owned the 2000 for a bit longer, I might have been tempted to take that - but otherwise we will have to take the VW Sharan and put a sticker in the back saying something like \"My other car is a Triumph\".  You will recognise me quite easily in Rimini - I\'m the one that (allegedly) looks like Dilbert\'s pointy-haired boss!
Kevin

#73 Post by **Umquat** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:47 am

I think that you should post a picture of yourself to confirm this likeness <img>. We always get the Dilbert calendar every year at work, and I have often heard it described as Dilbert World. The cartoons are hilarious simply because so many of them are sooooooo true to life! Regards Gavin

Allen Walker · #74 Post by **Allen Walker** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:17 pm

Back to the cars:
 1978 Mini Clubman Estate, brown, subframes gone, crablike on road, fun.
 1984 Toyota Tercel 1.3, metallic blue, dull and slow
 1987 Rover 213S, absolutely knackered, was probably a nice drive once
 1989 Seat Ibiza 1.5 GLS - great, good performance, v. heavy steering
 1996 Nissan Micra 1.0 - first and only new car, amazing performance for
 1 litre, boring.
 1966 MG Midget MkII - good cars, chuckable, mine was rusty
 19?? Fiat Uno - crap and knackered
 1997 Fiat Punto - good, wore out, expensive to fix
 1996 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Euro \'96 Ed. good looking car, slow, handled
 badly, very reliable and cheap to service
 2003 Honda Civic 1.6SE - current family wagon, good engine, capacious
 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 Turbo Diesel - current eco warrior, 60+ mpg
 1976 Triumph 2500S - current classic, no MoT at mo, due for fixing.

#75 Post by **Alan Chatterton** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:13 pm

Hello, My name is Alan and I\'m a Triumph-aholic....................
Add a 1974 Triumph Stag called Bumble to the ever growing fleet.
<IMG>

#76 Post by **sorbs** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:30 am

Rimini eh?  How long does it take to drive there and what is the best route?  Planning to visit a mate in Venice in the near future, but Ryanair seems just a little boring.

#77 Post by **kevinw** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:56 am

I\'ll answer 2 posts at once:
1. Picture - have a look at <A>www.dilbert.com</A> - I\'m the bloke in the blue suit, bald head and sticky up hair. I will admit I don\'t wear a suit very often, but am bald and my hair does stick up in cones when it needs a cut...
2. Trip to Rimini - well, ours isn\'t a direct route, but going it is Dunkirk, Cambrai, Nancy, Luzern, St Gotthard Pass, Piacenza, return is Modena, Ivrea, St Bernard Pass (Italian Job Route) Montreux, Besancon, Laon, Dunkirk. According to Charlie Croker, it is 2 hours from Turin to Geneva in a fast car...
Dunkirk route is purely because the ferry is so cheap if booked in advance. Sensibly, we\'d go from Portsmouth as we live less than 15 minutes from the terminal. If in a hurry, it is 2 overnight stops - you could do it with just one, but it a bit of an endurance test.
At the current rate, we may either be going in the 2000 (although I\'m not sure that I\'m brave enough to do that yet as the journey from Esses to Hampshire was seemingly its longest run in 32 years), or in a VW Sharan with a sticker in the back saying \"my other car has broken down\"
Kevin

Red2000E · #78 Post by **Red2000E** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:33 am

Hi Kevin
Hope to see you in Rimini then. My TR\'s water pump has just packed in - better now that half way across France. Best of luck with your cars I hope you can make it in some sort of Triumph motor car.
Regards
David

French rep · #79 Post by **French rep** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:19 pm

Hello,
Sharing Alan\'s problem as a car addict :
I have add to my fleet a pair of MGB (64,67, rusty bits), a pair of MGBGT (67,72), a pair of Mini (60, 71), a pair of Spitty (Mk2 and 1500FH) and soon a pair of Stag (had already a 71\' one).
Everything work in pair <IMG> ?
According to my insurances cars list, i have more than 50 cars and bikes now <IMG>....
Cheers, Chris.

French rep · #80 Post by **French rep** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:04 pm

Hello,
This time, i have bought something different : a 73\' registered Reliant Scimitar SE5a overdrive.
Very rare car here, and a nice one. Need some tlc, but nothing major. Do the 400km trip from England to my home NEARLY <IMG> without problem.....